At Derby Women’s Centre, we are a leading provider of domestic violence support in the Derbyshire area.

Providing mental health support to women in Derby and Derbyshire is one of our key priorities

It has been a privilege to have supported so many women over the last four decades, providing hope for families and communities.

Join us on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday every month for a topical
coffee morning (Cafe Femme)

Every Thursday we run the Freedom Programme, primarily designed for
women as victims of domestic violence, we provide information not therapy

Derby Women's Swans Walking Group - The Second Friday of every month, join our Social Walking Group 10.15am - 13.00pm

Every 1st and 3rd Wednesday of every month we have a Knit and Natter event from 10.00am - 12.30pm, get creative and meet new people

Women’s Counselling at Derby Women’s Centre

Are you looking for counselling in and around Derby? At Derby Women’s Centre, we provide low cost counselling for women in a predominantly female-only environment. During counselling support, women can work through issues such as low confidence and poor self-esteem, relationship difficulties, depression, distress following abuse or trauma, stress, anxiety and bereavement. Our counsellors will listen to your worries and concerns and empower you how to resolve issues or to change the situation. Sometimes, it can help just to share your feelings with your counsellor. We have received impressive feedback from our previous counselling clients. 100 per cent felt that their counsellor was helpful, understanding, non-judgemental and professional. 97 per cent reported that accessing counselling support had helped them to cope better with life.

Our Counsellors

Our counsellors are volunteers, who range from the experienced to the pre-qualified. Most of our counsellors are female but we have recently brought some male counsellors on board to work with male clients in our next door building. All of our counsellors adhere to strict codes of ethics and professional conduct set out by the British Association for Counsellors and Psychotherapists (BACP) and United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP).

We don’t currently have any Urdu/Punjabi speaking counsellors at Derby Women’s Centre but we are now able to support ladies who speak Urdu/Punjabi as their first language due to a new translation service. This will be provided by a staff member who has studied Level 2 counselling skills.

How to Get Counselling With Us

We currently take referrals from females aged 18 and over. A small number of our counselling clients access the service from outside of the county but the majority come from Derby and Derbyshire.

Making a referral is very simple; just send us an email with your full name, address, telephone number and whether we are okay to leave messages on this number to elaine@derbywomenscentre.co.uk.You will then be added to the waiting list as soon as your email is received by our Counselling Coordinator. Alternatively, please call us on 01332 242654 to give these details to a member of staff and be added to the waiting list.

There is currently a 12 week turnaround time after being added to the waiting list. After this, you will be invited to come into Derby Women’s Centre for an initial assessment with our Counselling Coordinator to discuss your needs in more detail (including determining whether counselling support is the right option for you) and to then be assigned a counsellor.

Our Counselling Fees

We aim to provide a low cost counselling service with fees that are affordable and less expensive than private counselling. Fees are agreed with clients at the initial assessment according to income and ability to meet the costs. Typically, our fees can be between £5 and £20 whereas a private counselling session could potentially cost a lot more than this.

Confidentiality

Confidentiality is part of the BACP ethical and professional practice code that our counsellors must adhere to. Anything discussed with your counsellor will remain confidential with the following exceptions: if you disclose information about current child abuse, terrorism or drug trafficking. NB: If you need support sooner than we can offer and/or you are prepared to pay for private counselling, you can use the BACP and Counselling Directory websites to find a counsellor.